A recent incident in which more than 2,000 artifacts were stolen from the world s prestigious public cultural facility, the British Museum in the UK, has become a cultural industry scandal that puts Western museums into a trust crisis while triggering emerging voices from countries such as China and Egypt, who are calling for the return of looted relics still held by the UK museum.
At numerous museums throughout China, exhibitions displaying thousands-year-old cultural relics featuring rabbits have been packed with crowds who have been enchanted by the charm of these auspicious relics that are full of the wisdom of the ancients.
Tang Contemporary Art is honored to exhibit at Kiaf SEOUL 2022.This year's Kiaf SEOUL ( Korea International Art Fair ) will be held at COEX, Seoul from September 3rd to 6th. Kiaf SEOUL started in 2002 and is the largest art fair in Korea and one of the leading art fairs in Asia. Known for delivering high-quality art, Kiaf has built a reputation for excellence that attracts artists, curators and collectors from around the globe.
Warner Bros film about theft of Chinese relics looted from China s Old Summer Palace provokes outrage among Chinese netizens globaltimes.cn - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globaltimes.cn Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Experts work to bring back China’s Old Summer Palace
Chen Xi Published: Jan 07, 2021 05:28 PM
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Experts restore a porcelain bowl at the Old Summer Palace. Photo: Qu Qiuyan/GT
Entering the Old Summer Palace s Cultural Relic Restoration Workstation, several restoration experts wearing white uniforms can be seen sitting together, trying to assemble various ceramic chips into a complete porcelain bowl. Communicating with cultural relics hundreds of years old is our daily work, Chen Hui, an archaeologist who has worked in the field for more than 20 years and also the director of the Department of Cultural Relics and Archaeology at the Old Summer Palace, told the Global Times.